Congress·In Committee·H.R. 6079

Rep. Burchett Introduces Bill to Legally Guarantee Social Security Benefits and Inflation Adjustments

Social Security Guarantee Act of 2025

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The bill would require the Treasury Department to issue a "benefit guarantee certificate" to every person currently receiving Social Security within 90 days of the law taking effect. Future beneficiaries would receive their certificate as soon as they're approved.
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“the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue a benefit guarantee certificate to each individual who is determined by the Commissioner of Social Security as of such date to be entitled to benefits under title II of the Social Security Act”
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Each certificate would serve as a legally enforceable promise that the government will pay the full monthly benefit amount the person is owed. This treats Social Security payments like a binding debt the government must honor.
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“The benefit guarantee certificate issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall represent a legally enforceable guarantee-- (1) of the monthly amount of benefits to which the individual is entitled under title II of the Social Security Act”
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The certificate also guarantees that benefits will be adjusted at least once a year based on actual increases in the cost of living, protecting purchasing power as prices rise for things like food, housing, and healthcare.
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“that the benefits will be adjusted-- (A) not less frequently than annually on the basis of an accurate determination of the increase in the cost-of-living of the individual”
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The bill establishes these certificates as budget authority that exists ahead of normal spending bills, meaning Congress couldn't simply cut Social Security through the regular budget process without addressing these legal obligations first.
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“Any certificate issued under the authority of this section constitutes budget authority in advance of appropriations Acts and represents the obligation of the Federal Government to provide for the payment to the individual to whom the certificate is issued”
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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

Who is affectedScoreImpactCertaintyScopeDurationSentiment

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Milestones

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Nov 18, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Nov 18, 2025

Introduced in House

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

Within 90 days of enactment

Treasury begins issuing benefit guarantee certificates to all current Social Security recipients

About 70 million people would receive a legal document guaranteeing their monthly benefit amount and future cost-of-living adjustments, giving them a new enforceable right to their payments.